Newspaper headlines: Terror suspect hunt and 'baby deaths cover-up'

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"How was terror suspect able to just vanish?" Asks the Daily Mirror, external, as the search for Daniel Khalife continues to create headlines.

The i, external says it has learned that the government is actively investigating whether he was helped by any staff or inmates at Wandsworth prison as part of a possible "inside job".

The Times, external has obtained CCTV footage of the lorry he escaped on driving down a residential street less than 200 yards from the jail. The paper says he cannot be seen - indicating he may have leapt off the vehicle almost immediately.

The Guardian, external has a picture of lorries being searched on the M20 in Kent, while the Metro, external has described the tighter security as creating "chaos" on the approach to Dover.

The Sun, external says the police have received around 50 reported sightings of Daniel Khalife, but the search descended into "farce" on Thursday when a lookalike was detained at Banbury railway station in Oxfordshire. The man said he was cleared by a fingerprint scan and had his ticket upgraded to first class by way of an apology.

The Financial Times, external reports that the Treasury is preparing to increase the state pension by more than 8% next year. The figure would be in line with the increase in average earnings which is a measure used as part of the triple lock pledge.

But the Daily Express, external warns its readers the triple lock is "once again under threat" because the Institute for Fiscal Studies estimates keeping it in place could add £45bn a year to public spending by 2050. The think tank claims that level of spending would produce "insurmountable pressure".

"How Charles proved his naysayers wrong", is the Daily Telegraph's, external take on the King's first year on the throne. The paper says not only has support for the Royal family increased, but Charles has tempered his public interventions on politics and cauterised the wounds caused by the behaviour of Prince Harry and the Duke of York.

"Continuity but little reform", is the Guardian's, external assessment. It calls the King "Charles the cautious".

The King's message to the nation: "Thank you for your love", is the Daily Mirror's, external main headline, as it marks the first anniversary of his mother's death.

The Sun's, external front page features a picture of a 42-year-old Queen Elizabeth and the Daily Mail, external offers its readers "six pages of sparkling tributes". But it leads on the rift between Prince William and Prince Harry, who despite both being less than 100 miles apart in the UK have no plans to meet. The Mail, external says it is proof the reconciliation Queen Elizabeth longed for "is as far away as ever".

The manual Mini Cooper - made famous by the film, The Italian Job, as the gang switched up and down the gears as they sped through the streets of Turin - is to be no more. The Daily Telegraph reports that future models will be fully automatic. Demand for manual cars has reportedly fallen "off a cliff". The last manual Mini Cooper is expected to roll off the assembly line early next year.

Image source, The Guardian

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